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'He hung up the phone and I never saw him until the evening': Ian Wright reveals Roy Keane refused to meet him for lunch after he turned up just TWO MINUTES late... and then used the incident to explain Manchester United's success!

Ian Wright has revealed how Roy Keane taught him a lesson on timekeeping after he arrived just two minutes late for lunch.

The pair were working as pundits for ITV at the 2018 World Cup in Russia when the former Arsenal striker asked if Keane wanted to meet up.

After agreeing to go for lunch together, Wright was surprised to find Keane had left when he turned up just moments after they were supposed to meet.

Ian Wright talks with Gary Lineker (L) and Alan Shearer (R) on the Match of the Day podcast

Speaking about his admiration for Keane, who won 12 major trophies with United across 12 years, Wright told BBC's Match of the Day: Top 10 podcast: 'For me, he was the best captain in the Premier League.